Elton John's 'Rocket Man' Became NASA's Most-Played Wake-Up Song in Space

Wake-up calls date back to the Gemini program in the 1960s, when mission controllers began using music to greet crews at the ...
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Shuttle Program Manager Announces Personnel Changes

Space Shuttle Program Manager Bill Parsons today announced several key leadership changes within the office as it reorganizes and evolves following the Columbia accident. “This is a critical ...
Astronomy

The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Program, and Public Engagement after Apollo

The following is an excerpt from The People’s Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Program, and Public Engagement after Apollo by Amy Paige Kaminski. The book will be published June 11, 2024, by the ...

First look at the Space Shuttle Endeavor in its new L.A. home

People got their first look on Wednesday, June 24 at the space shuttle Endeavour in its new home at the California Science ...
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NASA Selects New Space Shuttle Program Manager

NASA today announced the selection of N. Wayne Hale Jr. as manager of the Space Shuttle Program. He has been deputy manager since July 2003 and succeeds Bill Parsons, who returned to NASA’s ...

Todd Halvorson, legendary space reporter, dies at 68

Todd Halvorson, a renowned space journalist who covered the shuttle era for FLORIDA TODAY, has died at age 68.